Independence Day Eric Ehst, Executive Director On July 4, we will celebrate that day 241 years ago when our forebears created a new nation, one that allows us the freedom to live with dignity where we want and how we want. At Neighbors Who Care, our volunteers help over 1500 of their frail, homebound and…
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Generals, May 2017
News From Your Neighbors: Neighbors Who Care, Inc
Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye! Eric Ehst “Thank you for coming to my rescue!” “Without your help and kindness, I’d be in a home.” At Neighbors Who Care, we regularly receive testimonials like these, and we’d like your club, organization, church group or business to know why. For 22 years, Neighbors Who Care has…
Features, April 2017
News From Your Neighbors – Neighbors Who Care, Inc
If you see something, say (and do) something Eric Ehst There seem to be a lot of things to be terrified of these days. We’re constantly bombarded with warnings about terrorism, crime, disease and other catastrophes. We’re warned to stay alert and be ready to speed dial 9-1-1 at the slightest hint of danger. The…
Generals, March 2017
News From Your Neighbors – Neighbors Who Care, Inc.
Values we can all agree on Eric Ehst, Executive Director If you watched the Super Bowl this year, you may have noticed a common theme among the ads. Many of them were less about the product being advertised than they were a showcase for the “values” of the company placing the ad. There were a…
Generals, February 2017
News From Your Neighbors – Neighbors Who Care Inc.
Ground Hog Day Eric Ehst Do you remember Groundhog Day, the movie, not the holiday? In it, Bill Murray awakens each morning to find that he is reliving the same day over and over again. No matter what he does the outcome is always the same. Many of our neighbors find themselves in a similar…
Generals, January 2017
News from your Neighbors Who Care, Inc.
Making the world a better place Eric Ehst, Executive Director I’d like to tell you a holiday story, a mini It’s a Wonderful Life. Neighbors Who Care is a collaboration of folks who volunteer their time to help out their frail and homebound neighbors. This is the tale of magic and good feeling that can…
Generals, December 2016
News From Your Neighbors – Neighbors Who Care Inc.
Eric Ehst, Executive Director “Just letting you know that the light bulb is still shining in my closet. I will never forget your help.” On the surface it doesn’t sound like much. A Neighbors Who Care volunteer replaced a burned out light bulb for one of our clients who could no longer reach that high.…
Religion, November 2016
Unity: Living a peace – filled life
Kay Davis At Unity Church of Sun Lakes we embrace a simple and healthy lifestyle, centered in keeping an open heart and a mind that is awake. We follow Christ’s teachings as well as many other spiritual masters both past and present. We know we are all one in spirit and strive to do as…
Generals, November 2016
News From Your Neighbors – Neighbors Who Care, Inc
Don’t be a victim of Ageism Eric Ehst, Executive Director I’m sure you’ve noticed; we live in a society that worships youth. Just turn on the TV, look at most ads, or listen to pop music. Until recently movie stars, with a few exceptions, disappeared at 40. You have to dye the gray hair and…
Clubs & Classes, October 2016
Sun Lakes Creative Engagement Coalition formed
Neighbors Who Care, The Perfect Place, Alzheimer’s Association, Palo Verde Management, a teaching artist and a caregiver make up this new coalition. The coalition was initiated by Wayne Mangold, a Sun Lakes resident. Wayne’s wife, Hanne, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2011. For several years, the Mangolds have been driving to Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa…